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The New York businessman who is believed to own the Montauk yacht where swimwear designer Martha Nolan was found dead on Aug. 5 was once accused of fighting – and biting – a former FDNY member at a tribute concert commemorating 20 years after the 9/11 terror attacks, according to a Manhattan lawsuit.

Christopher Durnan, a 60-year-old businessman said to be an investor in Nolan's East x East brand, has owned a number of large pleasure boats and yachts over the years, public records show. Several of them have been named "Ripple" – the same name used on the boat where police found Nolan dead at the scene.

Durnan has not been charged with a crime or accused of wrongdoing in connection with Nolan's death.

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